Very Vintage Greeting Cards
I can’t remember the last time I picked up a wheel and used it for making homemade greeting cards. I would venture it’s been at least a year! I don’t know why because they can make really quick backgrounds or even be used as the main element for your handmade card ideas. Even though Stampin’ […]
What Are You Reading?
My new blog is barely a month old, but I hope you’re enjoying it. If you ever have any suggestions, please let me know! I thought I’d share with you what people have been reading on my website, Stamp4Joy.com. Not counting my homepage and my old blog, the top 5 most popular pages so far […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps: Part 4
This is the last in my four-part series featuring the Lovely as a Tree stamps. I hope you’ve enjoyed the cards I’ve made to illustrate how very versatile this set is… and I only used three of the stamps included in the set of 6! In the future I’ll make some cards using the rest […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps: Part 3
You may have noticed, not only are the Lovely as a Tree stamps extremely versatile, but wouldn’t these cards be great to give to the men in your life? I often hear how hard it is to make “manly” cards. Well, here’s your answer: Lovely as a Tree! This vibrant card today features the spotlight […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps: Part 2
With Lovely as a Tree stamps you can create peaceful, tranquil, and inspirational greeting cards. On this card I used the stamping off technique, which is just a matter of stamping two or three times between re-inking. This allows you to create depth in the scene. I sponged around the edges of the focal piece […]
Lovely As A Tree Stamps – Four-Part Series
“I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree” ~ from the poem Tree by Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) Today I am beginning a four-part series on what I believe is the oldest current stamp set, and probably the most popular, Lovely as a Tree (w-115026/c-127793) A beautiful collection of nature […]
Beautiful Homemade Birthday Card
A while ago I held a contest, and the winner received some hand stamped cards from me. Well, today I received a beautiful homemade birthday card from HER! I was completely surprised and really quite thrilled. Who doesn’t love to receive mail like that? Marlene used the Inspired by Nature stamp set, which is on […]
All About Watercolor Stamping
Come learn how to watercolor in my new All About Watercolor Stamping class! In this class you will learn a variety of ways to watercolor using Blender Pens and Aqua Painters. What will you get in this class? 1 Blender Pen 2 Aqua Painters (1 medium brush tip & 1 large brush tip) 1 Multipurpose […]
Make Your Own Greeting Cards: Watercolor Stamping
Make your own greeting cards using watercolor stamping! My absolute favorite tools in my “stamp box” are my Watercolor Crayons and either a Blender Pen or an Aqua Painter. Both the Blender Pens and Aqua Painters can be used for other things, but I love them when it comes to watercoloring because an artist I’m […]
Friendship Greeting Cards: Vintage Vogue
Use Vintage Vogue to make friendship greeting cards that they’re sure to love! With a couple of inspirational sayings and a “collage” look to the larger images, this set is one of my all-time favorites. I’m so sad it made the Stampin’ Up! Retired Stamps list, but there’s still a few more weeks for you […]